Lockable valve operating mechanism



April 28, 1953 c. MOREY LOCKABLE VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM 4 Sheets-Sheet 1' Filed Sept. 4, 1945 A ril 28, 1953 c. MOREY LOCKABLE VAiaVE OPERATING MECHANISM 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 4, 1945 April 28, 1953 c. MOREY LOCKABLE VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Sept. 4, 1945 Carl More ZM W April 28, 1953 c. MOREY LOCKABLE VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Sept'. 4, 1945 Jzzvezzlor CarZM P6 mm 9 ."r.

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as 4 0a between the plunger head 33 and the upper face of the gear 29; it is preferably attached to the plunger head.

The spring ring 32 normally forces the plunger head downward and compresses the brake lining against the face of the gear 29 for frictionally locking the same against movement. The plunger head 33 carries a stem 36 slidably mounted in the bearing 34 which is closed at its top by a plug 31.

In starting an operation, it is necessary to release or unlock gear 29, and this is effected by means of a push rod 38 which extends slidably through the center of the hydraulic motor shaft 30, the gear 29 and the base 49 of the hydraulic motor. Below the base 40 of the hydraulic motor, there is a suitable structure 4! which forms a cylindrical fluid chamber 42 directly below the end of the push rod 38. A piston 43 is slidably mounted within the chamber and is provided with a teat 44 at its lower face which spaces it from the lower surface of the chamber so fluid under pressure can enter beneath the piston. It will be noted that the upper surface of the piston is spaced a short distance below the base 49 and is in engagement with the lower end of the push rod 38. As a result, when the piston is elevated by fluid pressure, the push rod 38 will be elevated for elevating the plunger head against the tension of the spring ring 32 for releasing or unlocking the gear 29 for operation. As long as the fluid pressure exists which occurs during an operation, the gear 29 will be held released or unlocked. The piston 43 is provided with a fluid escape passage 45 which terminates at its lower end in a restricted bleeder passage 45a.

Fluid is admitted to the piston chamber 42 through the passages 46 and 42 shown in dotted lines. The passage 4! discharges to the bottom of the piston through a cut-away 42a in the piston.

The fluid passage 46 which is located in the casing of the hydraulic motor 3| communicates with a short passage 48 extending in a horizontal direction therein and this passage 48 communicates with a downwardly directed passage 49 which leads to a passage 50 in a casing support for the motor. The passage 59 receives fluid from a pipe or hose 52 which connects with the supply pipe 93 (Fig. 1) extending from the pump 54 upon the other side of the casing. The pump is also designed to supply fluid to the hydraulic motor 3| through pipe 53 connecting with inward supply pipe 55. The fluid piping will be duplicated for supplying both sides of the hydraulic motor so that the same can be driven in either direction as will later appear from the fluid circuit shown in Fig. 4.

The valve stem 6 is also adapted to be manually controlled through hand operated gearing that will now be described. A gear 56 is secured to the upwardly extending sleeve 92] of the screw sleeve 9 and this gear is adapted to be engaged by a pinion 51 (Fig. 3) secured upon a slidable shaft 58 journalled in a suitable bearing 59 projecting from the upper section of the casing. The bearing 59 has a bearing 60 (Fig. 1) projecting from one side in which a cylinder BI is rotatably mounted. The inner end of the cylinder has an eccentrically mounted pin 62 projecting therefrom which engages a groove 53 in a bearing sleeve 64 surrounding the shaft 58 and secured thereto. A handle 95 with a knob 95 extends diagonally from a shaft 6Ia on the cylinder whereby the cylinder may be turned for moving the shaft 58 for engaging the gear 51 with the gear 56 and also disengaging the same.

However in the event that the attendant fails to disengage the gear 51 from the gear 56 after a manual operation, it will be automatically disengaged before a power operation becomes effective. This is to prevent injury to the parts. This automatic operation arises from the use of a paddle motor 67 which operates the shaft BIa (Figs. 1 and 4) which has the eccentric pin 62 thereon that engages the said groove 63. When the pump 54 is set in motion and fluid is supplied to the hydraulic motor, fluid is also supplied to the paddle motor for operating the same for rotating shaft or cylinder 6| for shifting gear 51 out of mesh with gear 56 as will later more fully appear. Rotation of shaft 59 in a manual manner is adapted to be effected through handle wheel T9 secured to the outer end of the shaft.

Since the screw sleeve 9 is normally locked against movement by the frictionally locked gear 29 of the hydraulic motor, it would be difficult to operate the manual mechanism 70. Accordingly, means have been provided for manually unlocking gear 29 when it is desired to manually operate the valve stem 6. This means is best shown in Fig. 5. in referring to this figure, it will be noted that the stem 36 of the locking plunger head 32 extends above the bearing 34 and into a suitable housing where it is equipped with an end abutment in the form of a pair of nuts 96, the outer one of which may be a lock nut. A lever 91 pivoted upon an axis 98 in the housing 95 has its weight arm 91a in the form of a yoke engaging the plunger stem 36 beneath the abutment 9G99. The power arm of this lever 91 is provided with a roller 912) which engages a cam 99 secured upon the shaft Bla. At the beginning of each operation, the manually operated gear 5"! is thrown out of gear by the paddle motor as previously set forth. In Fig. 1 of the drawing, the gear 51 is shown in mesh with the gear 56 ready for a manual operation, but in Fig. 5, the parts are shown in reversed position when the gear 57 is out of mesh. For manual operation, shaft 61a will be rotated for throwing gear 51 into mesh by pin 62 and cam 99 will operate lever 9? for elevating the brake disc 33 and unlocking gear 29. That is, when shaft Gla is manually rotated to engage gear 51 with gear 56, it also causes the lifting of the brake.

When the valve stem 6 has been elevated for opening the valve through the operated means, it might be desirable to release the pressure especially if the valve were held open for a considerable period. For this purpose, the upper portion of the top member 21 is provided with a slide valve I00 having a stem III! which extends downwardly adapted for engagement by the upper end of the valve stem 6 when the same has been elevated. This valve has two spaced head portions 99c and Hill?) with a reduced portion I02 therebetween which is adapted to put the tWo opposite ports I03 and I04 in said member into communication when the valve has been elevated by the valve stem 6.

The valve I99 is normally held in closed position by a coil spring I05 which is housed in a thimble cap I56 threaded in the topof the member 21 and which bears against a washer I01 secured upon the upper end of the valve I00.

The port I93 which is the inlet port, leads to a vertical fluid passage I98 in the wall of the member 21 and this passage I08 leads downwardhf-seems it irrtiigir mefiiter ztaifenifio iie aiiirgfiiirig e it communicates with the fluid line from the "and the V e i arioiislyarovide an impact producing lh'st mdi pr. 5 r tron'of aboiit-l ydegi''s. p V in refefiii'lg iio F igF," ther'e is sl'idwn grammatic form the fluid circuit ih its rel to the eidra'tir-ig parts. In this View, the pump 54 is connected to the oil tank or source of fluid suppifr -thrbiigi pipes 87"alfd Biivhichlea'dtdone side of the' pump'and pipes t5 and tZ'which lead to the other side of the pu p Each pipe ti and B2 hasarelief or safety '7. i683 adapted'to discharge iritdth'ehiitaiik. Pip hectionfi'ywith"it'ieIief iialiiefwhile pipe aipipe"e firictienttwvitnitsreiif valve. 7

When-the cement-reformin in the dii ection a throueh pipe '8 arid s1, his'fluid I 85 andinto'p'i'pe Tic motor? I for 38ft V 1 ii? and the unlocking piston43"are sin'r'ul'iianequs'iyset in motion. Itwill be" noted" in Fig. 4fthatthepa'dd1e'riiotoifhash roto raqwith "the shaft Gfashowndiagrammaticaliweiiteriding therefrom and which shaft carries the cylinder SI with the eccentric pin 62. The rotor is provided with a vane piston 8722 against which the fluid acts for rotating the rotor when fluid pressure enters the motor casing thru pipe 93.

When the pump 54 is operating in the opposite direction, it will draw fluid thru pipes 82 and 85 and discharge the same thru pipe 8'1 which aorta-11y cio'ses tlre housing 21 is also prom e s es hich "is"coh '"ecreaf' tit wiirbe "eilid'e'iit that"*' accordirig* t'othisnnionfthewal'vei erat'in'gfinecha'ni'sm is'iiic- "ti naiiwidcired" 'ag'ainstfoperation" as scenes the fiuidipowef'iscfit" offfanditfbec'omes impossible fcr"the"in eepofdoseafirmisalt. "Itiviil also be? evi'd hatfth'e pperatmg-menais safeguarded rritliati'lth'a' manual idriiie is always disconnected bffe'fthe powerfdri've "gets under 73 wa toiany ieitei'itiand. in ithatiltheffl'uid lr'eiii ed iwhenltliefihain valvel-has been opened td-the ei itentitolpperateliialve H310. .Iit'i'is characteristic-bi" t s'linveritionlt'hatItheseopera- -tionsoccur simultaneously ftoea certain extent and automaticallywhenathefluid setlin motion by starting the motor driyen pump.

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1. In a valve."ioperatingdrriechanisin; FELT-T mieans forin'iovihg;:saidtstemt'in zeither zofn o directions' clirdingiizu isystemj andeanzopratedi' memlio'eraiautecnaticaliyeoperate' meansrtor "norm ailyiicclcingisaid meiriberiaga inst min/E ement a d:a m'ovabiezelementiresponsiveioithe pressure in sai'dvfluidrsirstemi forzuriioekirigrsaidimemher --at*-thebeginning ofcanzoperation.

2.-.= In a'-' -.valve operatinai'mechahismmay valve -stem,' means i-oir movingrsaiidisten'rinr either direction including an operating member, a hydraulic motor having a connection with said operating member, friction locking means automatically operable for normally locking said operating member against movement, means including a fluid pressure system for operating said hydraulic motor and means responsive to the fluid pressure in said system for unlocking said locking means stem,

and maintaining the same unlocked during the operation of said motor.

3. In a valve operating mechanism, a valve stem, having a threaded portion, a screw sleeve on said threaded portion, means for maintaining said screw sleeve against endwise movement, a gear surrounding said sleeve and having a lost motion connection therewith, a pinion in driving relation with said gear, a hydraulic motor having a connection with said pinion, automatically operated means for normally locking said pinion against rotation, a fluid pressure system for operating said hydraulic motor and means responsive to the fluid pressure in said system for releasing said locking means and maintaining the same unlocked during operation. 7

4. In a valve operating mechanism, a valve stem, means for operating said stem including a rotary member, a plunger head having a friction surface for engaging said rotary member, yielding means for urging said plunger head against said rotary member, a hydraulic motor connected to said rotary member for rotating the same, a fluid pressure system for operating said hydraulic motor and means responsive to the fluid pressure in said system for moving said plunger head to inoperative position.

5. In a valve operating mechanism, a valve stem, means for moving said valve stem in either of two directions including a movable member, said stem and movable member having interengaging parts for causing relative movement thereof during operation of said movable member, a rotary member having a driving connection with said movable member, an hydraulic motor having a driving member operatively connected to said rotary member, automatically operated means for normally locking one of said members, a fluid pressure system for operating said hydraulic motor and means responsive to the fluid pressure in said system for releasing said locking means at the beginning of an operation.

6. In a valve operating mechanism, a valve stem means for operating said valve stem, including a driving member, means normally locking said driving member against operation, a fluid pressure system for operating said driving member and means responsive to the initiation of said fluid pressure system for unlocking said driving member and maintaining the same unlocked during the operating period.

7. In a valve operating mechanism, a valve stem, means including an actuatable member for operating said stem, automatic means normally locking said actuatable member against operation, said operating means also including a fluid pressure system and means responsive to the initiation of said fluid pressure system for unlocking said actuatable member.

8. In a valve operating mechanism, a valve stem, means for operating said stem including a power driven rotary member, braking means normally engaging and braking said rotary member against rotation, means for manually operating said valve stem including a rotatable mechanism shiftable from inoperative to operative position and means actuated by said mechanism when shifted to operative position for moving said braking means for releasing said rotary member.

9. In a valve operating mechanism, a valve stem, means including a power driven rotary element for operating said stem, a yieldably actuated brake normally engaging and locking said rotary element against rotation, manually actuated means for also actuating said valve stem including a shiftable member and mechanism connecting said shiftable member with said brake and operative for releasing said brake when said shiftable member is shifted in one direction.

10. In a valve operating mechanism, a valve stem, means including a power driven pinion for operating said stem, a spring pressed brake normally engaging said pinion for preventing rotation thereof, manual operating mechanism for operating said stem and means connecting said manual operating mechanism and brake for releasing said brake upon the initiation of said manual operating mechanism for operating said stem.

11. In a valve operating mechanism, a threaded valve stem, a sleeve threaded upon said stem, a gear surrounding said sleeve and having a lost motion connection therewith, a hydraulic motor having a pinion in driving relation with said gear, spring pressed friction means for normally retaining said pinion against rotation, at source of fluid supply for said motor and means responsive to the fluid pressure from said source for lifting said spring pressed friction means from frictional engagement with said pinion.

12. In a valve operating mechanism, a valve stem, means for moving said valve stem in either direction including a rotary member, a hydraulic motor connected to said rotary member for operating the same, a fluid pressure system for operating said motor, a spring pressed brake for normally braking said rotary member against rotation, and means responsive to fluid pressure in said system for operating said brake for releasing said rotary member upon the initiation of said fluid system for moving said stem to valve open position.

CARL MOREY.

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